Effects of Al and Ni doping on oxidation and corrosion resistance of electrophoretic deposited YSZ coatings

Yttria-stablized zirconia(YSZ)/(Ni,Al)coatings were deposited on Inconel600alloy substrate by the electrophoreticdeposition combined with vacuum sintering technique.The effects of isothermal oxidation at1100°C on the composition of thecoatings and the crack healing were investigated,and the corrosion resistance of the coatings in3.5%NaCl(mass fraction)solutionwas also studied.The results showed that the cracks on the coating gradually healed up with the increase of the isothermal oxidationtime.During isothermal oxidation process,the coating composed of Ni3Al was transformed toα-Al2O3particulates.Theα-Al2O3particulates can seal the defects such as pores and cracks,and meanwhile prevent the oxygen diffusion into the coatings.Thepolarization curves and EIS results indicated that the coatings oxidized for40h had a more positive corrosion potential,higherbreakdown potential,higher impedance module at low frequency and much lower corrosion current density compared with YSZcoated and uncoated Inconel600alloys.

Progress and perspective of vanadium-based cathode materials for lithium ion batteries

With the rapid development of various portable electronic devices,lithium ion battery electrode materials with high energy and power density,long cycle life and low cost were pursued.Vanadium-based oxides/sulfides were considered as the ideal next-generation electrode materials due to their high capacity,abundant reserves and low cost.However,the inherent low conductivity and ion diffusion coefficient limit their practical applications in lithium ion batteries.In recent years,vanadium-based electrode materials have been designed into various nanostructures through a variety of nanofabrication processes to overcome the electrochemical performance bottleneck caused by the above disadvantages due to the new properties of nanomaterials that cannot be achieved at the solid level.However,how to obtain high-performance vanadium-based electrode nanomaterials with controllable morphology and structure through low-cost and environmentally friendly processes is still a huge challenge.In this paper,the basic structure,modified morphologies and synthesis methods of vanadium-based electrode materials for lithium ion batteries were reviewed.In addition,the disadvantages,new challenges and future development direction of vanadium electrode materials were also discussed.